A
joystick is a
device shaped like a
stick that people use to interact with
video games.
There are many
different kinds of joysticks.
Joysticks on their own are pretty phallic, but a couple of the new ones out there actually look a lot like real
penises.
Arcade joysticks:
Short, with a
plastic ball on top. Pretty
standard on most arcade
machines. The
hand usually
cups over the top, but some use
the underhand joystick grip. These sticks are usually used with one hand, while [double finger hand.
The
NES Advantage copied this
design for use on the
NES. Very
nice.
Old joysticks:
These joysticks usually had one or two
buttons, one the
top or
head of the stick and/or one on the
base of the joystick, usually to the top-left. Both buttons were for
thumb use.
On the
Commodore 64, many one-
player games
set the joystick at Port 2 instead of the more
logical Port 1. I assume this was because
Port 2 was easier to
implement.
See also:
Atari-joystick /
TAC-2
New joysticks:
Tonnes of buttons. I've never actually
used one of these.
See also:
Microsoft Sidewinder
Joystick ascii interpretation:
_ ||
m1a |-| ||
____| |____ ||
/ _| |_ \ ||
| / ,| |. \ | //
| ( ( '-' ) ) |_//
| \ `'"'' / |-'
| `-----' ;
|\___________/|
| ;
\___________/
Other video game interactors include:
keyboard
koala pad
gamepad/d-pad
light gun
light pen
mouse
paddle
Power Glove